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No foreigner was more beloved by the citizens of the early United States than the Marquis de Lafayette, the young French nobleman who won their hearts with his bravery and sacrifice during the Revolution, then stoked that affection still more with his long record of devotion to his adopted country. And when he came to Hampton Roads in late October 1824 to mark the 43rd anniversary of the American and French victory over the British at Yorktown, the region fell into a week-long swoon of patriotic veneration. The spectacle broke out first in Yorktown, where Lafayette arrived by ship on Oct. 18 after visiting the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon. Waiting for him along the...

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No foreigner was more beloved by the citizens of the early United States than the Marquis de Lafayette, the young French nobleman who won their hearts with his bravery and sacrifice during the Revolution, then stoked that affection still more with his...

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